The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Tuesday announced $65.4 million in 12 new Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) awards and $1.7 million for two new awards under the Fostering Diverse Schools Demonstration Grant Program (FDS).

The U.S. Department of Education Monday recognized 356 schools as the 2024 cohort of the National Blue Ribbon Schools, including 14 schools in Ohio.

The Justice Department, in close coordination with the Department of Education, announced recently the continued and growing success of a process instituted in November 2022 for handling cases in which individuals seek to discharge their federal student loans in bankruptcy.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is awarding grants to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program (Hawkins) and the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP). The Department is also making an additional award to establish a National Technical Assistance Center to Diversify the Workforce Serving Children with Disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Tuesday awarded $251 million to 27 grantees across the country who are working to ensure individuals with disabilities have access to in-demand, good-paying jobs of the 21st century.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Thursday announced more than $28 million in new awards in the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program to recruit, prepare, develop and retain a strong, effective and diverse educator workforce for classrooms across the country.

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the 2024 Back to School Bus Tour from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced more than $44.5 million for 22 grants under the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through the development of high-quality career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region.

The U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday it will use a phased rollout to launch the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial student aid, which will make the application fully available two months later than usual.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Engage Every Student Recognition Program Champions.

Highland County commissioners David Daniels, Brad Roades and Terry Britton agreed to submit a letter of support for Highland County ACCESS and heard an informal update on the program’s workforce development efforts during their Wednesday, June 5 meeting.

The 2024 edition of the Report on the Condition of Education brings together a wealth of vital information and insights from across the education spectrum, drawing from a vast collection of data to examine changes over time, including shifts in enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Friday announced it has processed more than 10 million 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) forms. 

The Biden-Harris Administration announced Wednesday the approval of $7.7 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 160,500 borrowers. These discharges are for three categories of borrowers: those receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF); those who signed up for President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and who are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit; and those receiving forgiveness on income-driven repayment (IDR) as a result of fixes made by the Administration. 

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) Monday announced additional steps to support students and their families with the Better FAFSA. The Department is launching a multi-million-dollar program as part of the FAFSA Student Support Strategy to help school districts, state, nonprofits and other public and private organizations with efforts to boost FAFSA completion. Since the new 2024-25 FAFSA form became available on Dec. 30, more than 8.95 million forms have been successfully submitted.